Never Let Me Go Research Paper

A clone is genetically identical to its ancestor. In like manner, duplication is a form of copying something else exactly for what it is. Set in Britain during the 1990s, Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go is established in a parallel world, one in which cloning is allowed. Cloning is supported for the sake of an accessible way of providing spare body parts for necessary transplants (Ishiguro 261). In this world, these clones have a more limited life span than a normal human being, with each clone living up until their 30s. Within a clone’s short life span, their “donations” process proceeds until they reach their “completion” or death, which usually happens after their third donation (Ishiguro 207). An original is something serving as a model or basis for imitations or copies; for example, human beings serve as models for …show more content…
There is this notion between nurture and nature. Nurture is referring to the traits and qualities of the environment in which adoptees were raised. For example, the clones – Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy – were all raised at Hailsham with their guardians teaching and looking out for them. The adoptive child also has their traits and characteristics that they inherited from their biological parents. To some extent, they, the clones, may also have inherited some traits, however, it is difficult to determine what is original.
Not only do the adoptive children want to find their biological parents, but so do the clones in Never Let Me Go, by finding their ‘possibles.’ These clones want to find their so-called model in order to unlock some insight into their future, ultimately to determine if they were to become donors or not – they seek to secure a strong sense of self. Once the child has found their biological parents, or model, there is still this question that remains: Which family would that child prefer to associate with